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Read more about the article JFC Sake Expo & Food Show Pt. 2

JFC Sake Expo & Food Show Pt. 2

  • Post author:Alex
  • Post published:October 23, 2018
  • Post category:Sake Events/Sake Post

Continuing from my previous post about the JFC Sake Expo and Food Show. I spent around 3.5 hours at the show and tried quite a lot of different sake. However,…

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Read more about the article JFC Sake Expo & Food Show Pt. 1

JFC Sake Expo & Food Show Pt. 1

  • Post author:Alex
  • Post published:October 19, 2018
  • Post category:Sake Events/Sake Post
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Last week I attended the Sake Expo & Food Show organised by JFC in London. JFC is one of the largest distributors of Japanese food products globally and in the UK…

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Read more about the article How to survive a sake tasting

How to survive a sake tasting

  • Post author:Alex
  • Post published:October 9, 2018
  • Post category:Sake Post
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You might have already had it. Coming from the sake tasting, being a bit tipsy and on the next day trying to remember what sake you were drinking, especially halfway…

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Read more about the article Sake Course: International Kikisake-shi Day 1

Sake Course: International Kikisake-shi Day 1

  • Post author:Alex
  • Post published:September 19, 2018
  • Post category:Sake Education/Sake Post
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Writing about sake is a tough job. It's much more time consuming than drinking it. Though I love to do both. In my blog, I would like to use my…

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Read more about the article What is sake? Part 1: The name and the origin

What is sake? Part 1: The name and the origin

  • Post author:Alex
  • Post published:September 4, 2018
  • Post category:Sake Post/What is sake
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So here you are, staring at a strange bottle with weird writings on the label. It has some English words but they are also incomprehensible. What is sake? Is sake…

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Read more about the article Why I started blogging about sake

Why I started blogging about sake

  • Post author:Alex
  • Post published:August 30, 2018
  • Post category:General Post

It’s been just over 8 months since I started my sake blog. So far I’ve done sixteen posts, roughly 2 posts a month, which is not too much if I’m…

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Read more about the article Sake in Paris 3: Ancient Bento and Workshop Isse

Sake in Paris 3: Ancient Bento and Workshop Isse

  • Post author:Alex
  • Post published:August 8, 2018
  • Post category:Sake Post
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This post concludes the chronicles of our sake adventures in Paris. If you haven't yet read about our adventures, you can find it here and here. From weaving mill to…

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Read more about the article Sake in Paris 2: Sake and champagne in Enyaa

Sake in Paris 2: Sake and champagne in Enyaa

  • Post author:Alex
  • Post published:August 1, 2018
  • Post category:Sake Post

Sake and wine sommelier with PhD in theoretical physics Continuing from my previous post, more sake adventures in Paris but this time with champagne. I learnt about my next destination…

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Read more about the article Sake in Paris 1: Le Samurai and Les Enfants Rouges

Sake in Paris 1: Le Samurai and Les Enfants Rouges

  • Post author:Alex
  • Post published:July 25, 2018
  • Post category:Sake Post

I love Paris! It’s a beautiful and vibrant city and every time I visit it I find something new and exciting. This time wasn’t an exception. Let me ask you…

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Read more about the article IWC 2018 Award Winning Sake Tasting
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IWC 2018 Award Winning Sake Tasting

  • Post author:Alex
  • Post published:July 13, 2018
  • Post category:Sake Post

Last Monday I attended the IWC Award Winning Sake Tasting, the most important sake event in London. It marks the end of the sake brewing year, which runs from July 1 to…

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Alex

Alex is a London-based sake blogger, podcaster, IWC Sake judge and sake advocate. He is a publisher of the Sugidama Blog website and a host of the Sugidama Podcast. Alex has an International Kikisake-shi (Sake Specialist) qualification from SSI (Sake Service Institute). He sees his mission as expanding the awareness of Japanese sake among as many people as possible and helping the growing community of sake lovers to bring together beautiful Japanese sake and non-Japanese food as a way to build a better understanding between our cultures.

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Recent Posts

  • Ep. 34 Kanpai, London! Interview with Tom Wilson, a master brewer and owner of Kanpai Brewery in London
  • Ep. 32: Where to Learn about Sake and Enjoy It: an interview with Marie Cheong-Thong
  • Ep. 31 Emergence of Sake Series: The Age of Prosperity: Sake in the Edo Period
  • Ep. 30: Exploring the World of Japanese Craft Sake (Interview with Nancy Matsumoto and Michael Tremblay)
  • Ep 29: Emergence of Sake Series: Bodaimoto and How Oda Nobunaga Ended Soboshu

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  1. Kikisake-shi Course 2022

    June 30 @ 10:00 - July 2 @ 17:00

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